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EBM Guidelines is a unique, concise and easy-to-use collection of clinical guidelines for
primary care combined with the best available evidence. EBM Guidelines includes 1,000
concise, evidence-based summaries of symptoms and diseases, over 3,000 high quality
evidence summaries and a library of 1,000 photographs and images. Continuously updated,
EBM Guidelines follows the latest developments in clinical medicine and brings evidence
into practice.

Adverse effects of chorionic villus samplingEBMG evidence summaries, 20-Mar-2003According to observational and case-control studies the odds ratio for limb defects resulting from chorionic villus sampling may be about 6 (assuming an absolute rate of 0.32 per 1000 births in an unexposed cohort).

Aerobic exercise for women during pregnancyEBMG evidence summaries, 2-Aug-2010Regular aerobic exercise during pregnancy appears to improve (or maintain) physical fitness. Available data are insufficient to infer important risks or benefits for the mother or infant.

Antibiotics for prelabour rupture of membranes at or near termEBMG evidence summaries, 9-Dec-2014Antibiotics for women with prelabour rupture of membranes at or near term (term PROM) may reduce maternal infectious morbidity, but information of adverse effects is insufficient and there are no clear neonatal benefits.

Antibiotics for preterm rupture of membranesEBMG evidence summaries, 22-May-2014Antibiotic administration following preterm rupture of membranes (less than 37 weeks) is associated with a delay in delivery and a reduction in markers of neonatal morbidity, but appears not to affect perinatal mortality or longer term health of children.

Antibiotics for treating bacterial vaginosis in pregnancyEBMG evidence summaries, 15-May-2012Antibiotics are effective in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy but do not prevent preterm birth before 37 weeks, at least not after 20 weeks' gestation. After previous preterm birth, treatment may reduce the risk of preterm prelabour ruptu

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